Hi Everyone, Well as most will know I did a charity run at the weekend for anxiety care and with the help of everyone on here raised around £700, which is great and with Mike also doing the run and raising around £300, the total is about £1,000, which will help the charity so much. So to anyone who sponsored me A BIG THANK YOU! Also the general manager of Anxietcare sent this message:

Hi Paul,

I would like to wish you the very best for the run on Sunday and thank you so much for doing this. The money raised through your, and Mikes, efforts will greatly help us to continue providing our much needed services. All of our services are run by volunteers who give so much to our organisation and the people who are helped by us. This money will help to ensure that we continue to be available to support people who experience anxiety, phobias and obsessive compulsive disorder. A very big thank you to all of those who have generously sponsored Paul and Mike, particularly in these ‘credit crunch’ times. Also please feel free to look at our website

With warm regards,

Regina Byrne General Manager Anxiety Care

Just a few words on the day. I was suppose to meet up with Mike, but he sent me his mobile number on Saturday night and as I was out did not pick it up. Although we did finish within 9 seconds of each other, so I am sure we met without even knowing it. The day itself was very enjoyable and the weather could not have been better. I set off at a steady pace and picked it up a little around 5 k and went past a few that had obviously set off too fast, I had it drummed into me not to do this. I really felt the last 2k, but no way was I stopping as I had my own aim not to stop once, I really wanted to run it all. I did not tire in a breathing sense, but really felt my legs get heavy and my ankles started to ache a little and the finishing line came at the right time.

Anyway here are a few pics from the day of me my partner and a couple of friends, one who was running with me. I will add more of me after the run when I get them from my friends camera and hopefully Mike is able to email me some also, so do check back when I am able to put more up.

Thanks again everyone, to raise the money was a real team effort. I can’t wait to do another and would really encourage anyone to take up the challange, I could not run 50 yards 12 months ago, but its all been worth it.

Paul

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Might look the part Candie but……….. To be honest I was o.k when I had finished, but I was shattered before I set off, always the same when you know you have to get up for something, you just don’t sleep. I think Lisa will be back on Ross Kemp after seeing those legs

did someone mention ross kemp phoawwwwwwww!!!!! 😉 i thought you would of gone for the tight lycra paul..lol. well done mate and mike.i will un tag you paul this week..lol .you should see the chicken bones on facebook paul from candies sisters wedding..hehehe

top photos them paul. i cant believe i didnt get to see you and we were that close, never mind theres always the next one!!!
ill get my missus to e-mail you the photos she took of me to get them on the site. great news on the money raised and proud that this helps somebody who is going through anxiety etc.
thanks to everyone for their kind words and maybe we can get more doint the next run????

Yes Mike I checked my emails Saturday about 7 and I think you sent your number a bit later. Got in about 12 and went straight to bed, real shame that and really would like to meet up for the next one and its looks like we are pretty evenly matched. I am going to do the leeds one just for me, think its in June, if you see any then let me know and we will deffo do the next one together and have a pint after. Well done again mate, I really enjoyed the whole day.

Ha ha not sure on the legs though, need a little colour on them. Me and Martin are entering one in 9 weeks time. I have the bug now as I loved the whole experience and I was the same 12 months ago, a stone heavier and could not run to the end of the street. For anyone who wants to get fit I can’t express how much better I feel for it. It’s been hard work at times, especially running in the rain and cold, but so, so worth it, there was no better high than crossing that finishing line at the end.

i am going to try and run the race for life this year, did it last year but walked, ( health probs means i need to avoid getting two black eyes if you get me !) its only 3k, but i may include a bit of jogging. I prefer swimming, and cant wait to get back in the pool hopefully end of may fingers crossed.
There is no stopping you now then !.

Congratulations on the run Mike and Paul!
I’m just so glad that there is an event to raise money and awareness about anxiety out there. Raising money to help those suffering get the help they need is a great thing. As well, I think the more people are aware of it and understand it, the less social stigma there will be attached to it, and it might make people who have it more likely to speak up and seek help.
Great job you guys! If there is ever one in Canada, I’ll be running in it!

Bev ill join you for that run, a lovely country is Canada. Yes its been great to raise the money, I know how much it meant to them and hopefully I will do the same run every year.

Scarlet that’s odd as they are definately there, the old ones were of Candie and the bun in the oven, very odd that is what you see, just refresh your browser, other than that it does not make sense. Let me know if not and I will email them to you if you wish to see them.

Paul I see them now. You look great… looks like you managed to lose those extra few llbs. Those houses look familiar, I get homesick when I see photos that remind me of home. Looks liek the weather was good as well.

Yes Katie matbe a few hours under the sunbed hey. I actually trained mostly in the winter so did not get much sun, hopefully I can get the pins out in the summer now.

Odd that Scarlet how you could not view the first time. Yes it’s a very British street and I always get homesick away from what I know, we will have to do a house exchange I could do with a week in the sun

And the weather was brill yes, could not have been better, in fact I am glad they had the race so early as it would have been too hot midday, but it was brill and I have entered another to make sure I don’t get back into old bad habits.

i had trouble as well seeing your pics paul but my daughter sorted it bless her. good pics mike, lovely to put a picture to your name. i quite fancy jumping out of a plane , with a parachute of course, rather than running anyone fancy it 😉